Blog Posts in March, 2016

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  • What is the Real Problem with Having Wood Pulp in Our Cheese?
    What is the Real Problem with Having Wood Pulp in Our Cheese?

    Recently, the FDA uncovered clear evidence that many cheese manufacturers were cutting their 100% real Parmesan cheese with wood pulp fillers and cheaper substitutes. The FDA investigation found that ...

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  • Shire Agrees to Settle in Adderall Pay-for-Delay Case
    Shire Agrees to Settle in Adderall Pay-for-Delay Case

    Consumers and Shire US Inc. have reached an agreement to settle a case in which the drugmaker was accused of paying rival drugmakers to delay selling less expensive versions of the ADHD drug Adderall. ...

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  • Drugmakers Back Philadelphia Testosterone Case Consolidation
    Drugmakers Back Philadelphia Testosterone Case Consolidation

    A group of drug manufacturers including Endo Pharmaceuticals Inc. and AbbVie Inc. are supporting a bid to create a new mass tort program in Pennsylvania state court to consolidate a number of cases ...

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  • California D.A. Accuses Citi & Other Companies of Deceptive Practices
    California D.A. Accuses Citi & Other Companies of Deceptive Practices

    Trinity County, California’s District Attorney, Eric L. Heryford, has filed three lawsuits against Citigroup, First Premier Bank, and Discover in federal court, alleging the companies of using ...

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  • Arbitration Study Shows Consumer Class Actions Deliver Cash Relief to More Consumers Than Individual Arbitration
    Arbitration Study Shows Consumer Class Actions Deliver Cash Relief to More Consumers Than Individual Arbitration

    Anecdotally, it has long been believed that pre-dispute, mandatory arbitration clauses have not serviced the consumer well. These are clauses in which the consumer (1) gives up the right to sue in ...

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  • Was Johnson & Johnson Hiding Something During the Trial Which Cost the Company $72 Million?
    Was Johnson & Johnson Hiding Something During the Trial Which Cost the Company $72 Million?

    In a recent talcum powder verdict, which cost pharmaceutical giant Johnson & Johnson $72 million, the jury foreman said later it was clear J & J was “hiding something.” The case was that of Jacqueline ...

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